Medium shot

/mˈiːdiəm ʃˈɒt/

/mˈiːdiəm ʃˈɑːt/

[noun]

Medium shot

[NOUN]

a camera shot that captures a subject from the waist up, providing a balance between the subject and their surroundings

Examples

1. And then, in the last low-angle medium shot of his speech in Montgomery, she returns King to his mythic status as one of the great American leaders of the 20th century.